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Old Bailey DomeThe dome of the Old Bailey, topped by the magnificent gold statue of Justice, holding a sword in one hand and weighing scales in the other. Date: early 1930s
Court Scene / Newgate / 1862A trial at Newgate Date: 1862
Aerial view, Wesham Park Hospital, LancashireAn aerial view of Wesham Park Hospital, Lancashire. It was originally erected in 1907 as the Fylde Union workhouse, then served as a military hospital during World War One
Proposed new Union workhouse, GatesheadBirds eye view, with inset plan, of the proposed new union workhouse at Gateshead, County Durham. It was designed by Messrs Newcombe and Knowles of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and JH Morton of South Shields
West Derby Union cottage homes, Fazakerley, LiverpoolDistant view of the West Derby Union cottage homes at Fazakerley, Liverpool. The homes were opened in 1889 to house pauper children away from the workhouse
Lord Chief Justice of England and WalesCharles Arthur Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen (1832 - 1900). British statesman and Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
Accident compensation / W H RobinsonWhen an accident occurs, the Pro Bono Instanto mechanical arm can quickly thrust liquid refreshment in front of the victim to hopefully dissuade him from taking you to court - a remarkable advance in
Judge Bacon at his desk. Possibly the Judge Bacon, ie Sir James Bacon (1798-1895)
Islay Combination Poorhouse, Bowmore, ArgyllshireThe Islay Combination Poorhouse was established in around 1865 near Bowmore, Islay. It later became known as Gortanvogie House
Birmingham Union Cottage Homes, Marston Green, WarwickshireA girl stands in front of one of the childrens cottage homes at Marston Green in Warwickshire, to the east of Birmingham. The homes were opened by the Birmingham Poor Law Authorities in 1879 to house
Union Infirmary, Bagthorpe, NottinghamThe front of the Nottingham Union Infirmary at Bagthorpe with staff standing outside. Designed by Arthur Marshall, the infirmary and its accompanying workhouse were opened in 1903
The British Rough A criminal is restrained by the arm of the law
Modern Athenians plate 32 - EdinburghMr David Tweedie and his brother John Tweedie (c. 1773-1847) on the Streets of Edinburgh. Both brothers partners in law
Irish Law CourtsThe Four Courts, home of the Irish Law Courts, by the River Liffey, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland
Police Reward PosterMetropolitan Police reward poster for Peter Piatkow, aka Peter the Painter, who was accused of murdering police officers in London
Police Officer in RadioPolice officer on walkie talkie in London. Metropolitan Police
Traffic Police OfficerTraffic police officer giving stop signal number 1 and 2. Metropolitan police
Police Officer & Big BenPolice officer on duty outside Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, London Metropolitan police
Stefan I of PolandSTEFAN I BATORY son-in-law of Zygmunt II
JUSTICE CLEANED UPCleaning up British Justice
Frederick Law OlmstedFREDERICK LAW OLMSTED American landscape architect
Millbank Prison / AckermanMillbank prison was conceived by Jeremy Bentham whose goal was that prisoners would receive just punishment while developing an appreciation of labour. It was completed in 1821
Moses / Ot / CommandmentsMoses exhibits the Tables of the Law on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed
Alphabet / P for PolicemanA British Policeman catches a mis-behaving street urchin
Statement of Poor Relief in St Lukes Parish, 1854A printed summary statement of the poor relief statistics for the London parish of St Luke for the week ending 5 August 1854
Old Court of SessionThe last sitting of the Old Court of Session, Edinburgh
Marshalsea PrisonThe Marshalsea Prison, mainly a debtors prison, was in the Borough High Street, Southwark, as shown on the map
Petticoat Lane, 1856Petticoat Lane market on Sunday morning - a policeman casts a cold eye on the street traders, some of whom may not be wholly law-abiding citizens
JOHN DUDLEY (1502-1553)Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick, John Dudley Father-In-Law of Lady Jane Grey
Inquest on RobertsA Coroners Inquest is held on the body of Mr W J Roberts, at Charing Cross Hospital, London
Prisoners / Old BaileyPrisoners await their turn at the passage and stairs leading to the dock in the Old Bailey
Freiheit Trial / 1881The Freiheit prosecution - trial of Herr Johann Most at the Cebtral Criminal Court (Old Bailey). Mr A M Sullivan (Counsel for the Defence) is speaking
Reading a Will / C19A sombre family gathers for the reading of a will
Serjeants at Law / GlassSergeants at law. During medieval times, these were members of a superior order of barristers from which, until 1873, the Common Law judges were always chosen
Elizabethan JudgesTwo judges from the Elizabethan period in their robes
Mayhew / Wandsworth PrisonBuilt in 1851 and originally called the Surrey House of Correction. This picture shows the adult school in the chapel on the separate system
Birds Eye / WandsworthA bird s-eye view of the Surrey House of Correction, Wandsworth, now known as Wandsworth Prison, London
Bearded PolicemenThe Police wear Beards and Moustaches : Panic among the Street Boys
Policeman & Young CrowdA policeman keeps his eye on a crowd of young sightseers, keeping them on the pavement and well out of the path of the No. 8 Routemaster bus to Maida Vale, London
Bailiff and WritTAPPING - a bailiff corners a young man in the street and serves a writ on him, perhaps a tailors bill he has forgotten to pay, perhaps something more serious
Night Watchman, LondonA night watchman patrols the London streets accompanied by his dog and carrying his lamp and bell. At the time, this was the only public policing body in London
Monyhull Colony home 1908An inmates home at the Monyhull Colony, Birmingham. The colony, for Sane Epileptics and Feeble Minded Persons, was opened in 1908 by the Birmingham, Aston and Kings Norton Poor Law Unions
Constance Bennett in The Common LawConstance Bennett (1904 - 1965), American actress in the role of an artists model in the film The Common Law". According to the editorial she had to pose
Scene at the trial of Gavrilo Princip and others for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914
Jakarta, Indonesia - A public Flogging. The unlucky recipent of this punishment (a chained prisoner) has been tied to a tall frame
Force feeding a suffragette (cartoon)A cartoon depicting a suffragette being force fed in a prison cell. Two men, a prison warder and a doctor, hold the woman down with the help of a large weight (one hundredweight)
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Presidio Modelo Prison, Isla de Pinos, CubaGeneral view of the Presidio Modelo Prison on the Isla de Pinos (Isle of Pines), Cuba, now renamed Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth)